Kaprow

Honestly I can’t say I gained a lot from this piece of writing. The one sentence that I found interesting or insightful from this piece was the line where they said that an artist who focuses on making lifelike art is not actually making art at all. I thought that this was interesting because a lot of things we would consider traditional art would actually not count as art by this definition. For example in many photographs the photographer is trying to capture the moment in its most pure state. I would consider that to be art but from my interpretation of what the author is saying I don’t think that they would consider it to be art.

After reading it a couple of times I cannot say that I completely understand what the author is trying to teach the reader about what qualifies as art, I know they are saying that their work has always been right on the fringes of what many consider to be art. I think if they consider  every human activity could be considered an art form, which in a way makes sense if each activity is a form of expression I guess. Personally I don’t understand how watching yourself brush your teeth in the mirror is art, in any way, shape or form. For me to consider anything art, I believe that something has to take talent to perform. If everyone can do it well, it just is not art for me.